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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28
Davis.
HIS LAST APPEARANCE ON
TILE STAGE i.E
Made the Occasion for a Revival
Of the Rebellion Spirit. ,.sa
Unreconstructed Contederates
Cheer the Rebel Flags,
While the Stars and Stripes were
Not Visible.
Remarkable Speech Of one OF
Cleveland's Appointccs.
States Rights and Secession Eter.
nally Right
Lincoln Must Not Bo Recognized
by S0utherners. 3i
Remarkable Speech Of one Of
5Cleveland's Appointccs.
States Rights and Secession Eter.
nally Right
Lincoln Must Not Bo Recognized
by S0utllerners.
And Still They Say tho Nortl
Harps on Bead Issues. Il

MACON, GA, Oct. 27.-Yssterday was
"Confsdetacy Dsy"i in Macon. VI
It was the last gasp, but it was start
ling one. ",
Everywhere throughout the city Con.
federste flags were flying.
Everybody has from ono to dcz,n
badges on his breast indicative Of love for
jeff Davis and the "L,st Cause" but still
the leading and thinking people here say
that It means no disloyalty 10 the Union F.;
that 1t is only last farewell 10 the man,
who must soon leave this world, and to
the csuae these people fought for under
him.
The especial feature Of the occasion was
tho so-called review Of the Confederate
Veterans by their old President. Mr..
Davis, with his family and number Of
distinguished Georsians, was ei:ting on
tho porch Of. Captain Johnson's house,
which stands in the vsst grounds at the
summit Of Mulberry Hill, when tho pro-
ceeaion Wheeled into tho front carrisge
gate, intending to pasa close by Mr.. Dgvia
and sout OF the rear gate, but the crowd
Hoon hsd swarmed ever the lenca and ill
ed the entire front lawn completely full.
Every fellow wss struggling to push nearer
to tho porch and every yotes wes strain
iag to be heard shove every other voice
nhontinp ~ r ~ "a .'r'istii s. = .ls
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28

Don't iaiLto attend the Grand Ball at
Arion Hall tonight. n h n, Z 3laI't-7i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28

laws. .iif n " al e ~ y, S-59l &
Petitioners were tried in the Courte Of
the StatQ under laws Of the State and that
constitutes due process OF law. It Ia not
material that this erroneous rule might
have ruled differently under the law,
Due proceas Of Law means "I,aw OF the
Land.p !, l,1..:.' -.
In the csae. Of Prosyer va, tho State of
Illinois, 1855, the federal question raiaed
wss to the right to bear arms, and it wss'
commended that tho Illinois statute wss q
Limitation Of hie rights as citizen Of the
,Unitod States, under the fourteenth
amendment. This court held thst
the right to bear arms was not q
right guaranteed by y the Constitution
OF the United Statcs;s that s the
Federal government wsa only prevented
by, the second amendment from infrirp.
ing that right; that the dealing with
such right was a matter for State discre.
ton, and that as q police measure the
State could treat it as 1t choae. " il VISA
held, furthermore, that bearing armB was
not 9 privilege a"or immunity Of citi-
zsnship OF the United States, .. as CON
templated by tho fourteenth amend
msnt. Turning to the composltion
OF the Z jury 81 In n the trial l court,
tho Attorney General said that he
did not see how the pereonnel of the .iury
which tried petitioners in this caeo could
properly be submitted to the court. The
record ehowea, hs believed, that on the
challenge OF one juror, o suggestion wai
made by one OF the counsel ior the priso
nern that there waa a provision in tho Con
stitusion Of 1llinoia, as well as in the Con
stitution Of the United States, guarantee
ing 10 every person trial by an impar,ia
jury. y The person at whose challenge thu
suggestion was made did not finally al
J in the Jury that tlied tho case, He voult
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28

3 Tho Sioux City, Iowa, Gas works were
destroyed ycs!erdsy. by; tho explosion OF a
large rotort. Thousands Of dollars worth
Of property was destroyed. No lives were
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
CLEMENCi' ASKED.
sommittes Of the Amnesty AssocIa.
tlon at Work.
Parsons Intervfewed-He wants
Liberty or Dosth-Dses Not
Favor tho Petition.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, September 2l.-The
number Of signatures to the petition
for clemency on behalf oil the snarch.
lists reached about 5000 yesterday,
counting those that the committee OF
the amnesty association had received
actual returns Of. OF this number
about 5000 were In the city and the
remainder scattered throughout the
State. There has been no system dis.
covered yet by the committee to circu.
late the petition. At present the
blanks and circulars are being cent to
men prominent In labor organic atoms.
The committee has written out anoth.
er appeal to 20 at the head Of the petit.
ton blanks. II 10 more voluminous
than the first one, and caters to the
passions Of those who, even in petit.
ton for clemency, cannot forego ex
pressions Of abuse against the judicial
procedure by which the anarchists
were convicted. This new petition
was drawn up as an experiment, and
will DO submitted TO The amnesty ssso.
citation at Its meeting tonight. A
member oil the committee said yester.
day: "As far as this expression OF In.
dignation at the veidic. 10 concerned
think myself that the verdict was 8
burning shame and an outrage. Bu
Il 10 entirely out OF place TO put any
thing OF that sort into q petition foi
clemency, and i for one am ssttinI
aside nv personal feelings In the mat
tar entirely"
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a. n, Parsons raIhs.


CHICAGO, Ill, September 2l.-A.
r. Parsons, the condemned anarchist,
sent Tor q reporter today and 70 70 out
for publication long OCCUR ant ad.
dressed 40 the American People"
and made q special request that II be
published without any alteration. He
quotes at length the evidence aud
rulitgs OF the Supreme Court; says
that the speeches credited 10 him In
the trial we're girbled extracts by ex.
cited and Imaginative newspa,
per reporters; that his Hay.
market speech did not excite
riot ; end that there was no connection
between his speeches and the death OF
Officer began Gays that the evidence
did not show him guilty, but proved
his Innocence that he has been con.
victed AZ an anarchist and not as
murderer. He came and gave himself
MP Tor y fair trial, and appeals to the
American people 10 avert the awful
crime Of Judicial murder. the lovers
Of justice are engaged IN an
ehoft 10 thgArl the c0nanmma.
ton Of iloiolal murder by
Communication OF eentencs 10
pdsor. For this | thank isem, hut |
am an innocent mani | am ssodicsd
10 thoae who cay these men may be
innocent, bat they are anaIohls;s. 1
am prepared 10 lay down my life for
my rights and the rights Of my fellow.
men, but ! object 10 being killed on
false and unprOven accusations, there.
fore eau not countenance or accept
the Efforts OF those who would 60.
deavor 10 procure a Communication OF
my sentence 10 imprisonment In the
penitentiAIy. Neither do | approve
oil any further appeals 10 the
courts Of law. AZ between capital
and IL legal lights and labor and ils
rightr, the court must decide. To ap.
peal TO them would be the appeal Of
the wage slave TO his captalistic master
for liberty. II had never been an
ansrchist before, my experience with
the court aud the laws would mako an
anarchist Of me now. | appeal moi
for mercy, bat for Justice"
After again saying that he will not
accept Communication oi sentence, he
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

TuE Admission Hot Blast has cog.
getted, in view Of the return by the
Montgomery Blues Of the dag they
csptur'd from the Sixteenth CONNECT
cut lsiaIiry during the civil war. that
on Charles Summers birthday every
oap,ured Gag In the South be returned
to the North. This iss patriotic sus.
gcs.lon, and II carried out will heap
ooAs Of tire upon the heads Of the GOO.
tionaliris al the North who raised q
rev over Oleveland's consent 10 the
return Of captured Confederate flags.
The S'ulh can afford TO %, such an
example Of naguanimiiy a. the Ho.
Bias, suggests. and there Ia no day In
the calendar for II 90 fitting as that
which marks the birth OF the Mssa.
ehuso,is statesman, ho nc quilted him.
seli q any III feeling toward the South
by moving In the Senate for the
easufe Of the nemes Of The battles Of
the civil war from the rglmental flaes
Of he regiments of the regular army,
Yes, he S,uthorn soldiers can we'll ai
ford aud ought 10 return 10 the North
any captured aAgr in their possesaion
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
xHE PkEeIDEHr-s COMING.

The President announces that he
will reach Memphis October 18th, ct
Q O'Clock In the evening, and leave at
] O'Clock the following afternoon.
This 10 q week earlier than was an
tlcipated, and the local committees pre-.
pairing Tor bis reception will have
to bestir themselves. The pro.
gramme Of the entire trip,
which the APPEAL gives this
morning, shows that he will proceed
very rapidly, with the intention Of 70
turning to Washington three weeks
after leaving 1t. He expresses q dc
sire TO be driven about the cities b,
Wits. along routes previously an
nounced. This suggestion will 20 ia
towards determining the charscte
Of the arrangements for hi
entertainment. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve
land will not be accompanied by An,
member Of bis Cabinet, his party 4
be limited to Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
re Caught the spirit.

County Court Clerk Quieley was
made the victim Of cruel joke yes-
terday afternoon, by courthouse at.
taches. Me-. QaIsley wastes no time
on music, and is said to have little
soul for It. The strolling band Of
musicians now in the city were en-.
gagged by the jokes TO take Q stand
agsinst The clerks window, and per.
form the most enliyenipg Irish airs.
When the music began the gentleman
endeayored 10 escape, but was pre-
vented, and soon fell into the spirit,
and was seen 10 cut few patriotic
figures. A short time sirtc the same
crowd OF friends planted an organ
grinder In the same position, aud Tor
the same purpose, but Mr.. QuiRley
iorcibly rebelled. and the grinder was
made 10 move.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
Tho soci.Iis,.' Co. yen,iop.

BUFFALO, N. Y, September 81
The first business before the socialists
congress this morning was the report
Of the platform committee, which Of
fered q resolution In amendment to
the following paragraph In the plat
form; That the land, instruments Of
production tmachines, factories, etc. }
and all the products OF labor become
the common property OF the whole
people," This Ia modified 90 that all
but the products are common property.
The resolution also favo,s the substi.
tuition Of co operative society in place
tf the present economic system, by
proper legislation, In order 10 pre-.
vent q cor hict between the wealthy
and the poor. The following was also
sdded to the demands Of the platform:
I'VE demand assistance In the lorna
ton OF working mems co. operative ss
sociations by governmental credit and
preference OF such associations IN
awarding Of contracts by the national,
Slate ana municipal governments"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
A Deep Ned Circular.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, September 2l.-A cir
cular Ct deep red ansrchistic tenden.
ties Is being circulated In Chicsgo. It
10 headed: ITO the workingmsn OF
the Unitsd States Of North Ameriea,"
and depounces the action OF the So
preme Court In unfolding the decision
II the lower court In the anarchist.
cases. The circular refers 10 Ga 1t
BoLfsld a. "the notorious polio,
bandit" and vllifss Judge Gary Will
ont stint. Tha circular Ia signed "rh,
Federation OF Trades Unions" and
was printed In New York. Pc ics
Capt In 0D)nnell telsphoned hi,
afternoon all over the city 10 have any
and all persons found distributing the
circulars arrested.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
Anarchists Counsel,

Nav Yosk, September 2l.-Capt.
Black, counsel for the condemned
anarchists, was to have been In town
today 10 confer with Gen. Roger A.
Pryor, who II is believed will be 70.
tanned 90 permanent counsel In the
case. Mr.. Pryor said, this morning,
that Capt. Black had found Il impos.
lible 10 come today, but would Ger.
talnly arrive here Friday. When
ssiei whether he had been employed
as permanent, counsel Mr.. Pryor said
he would net say. He also taid he
could not tell what line OF defense he
would follow until he had seen Mr..
Black.
Gen. Pryor this afternoon told a
reporter that he bad been retained by
the anaIchist's sympathizsrs 10 aid In
the tnlrts 10 be made for the clu.
dtmned men. He stated that Capt
Black would leave New York for chi
cago tonight.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
INCREASED TELEPHONE RENT.
An Order That brings Protests
From Patrons OF the Service.

An oruer Tunt innings Protests
From Patrons OF the Service.
Yesterday afternoon there was no
little indignation and pro.estation
among the patrons Of the telephone
company on account Of q printed
notice on postal, directed 10 them
by Manager Cook, informing them
that on the Let Of October
the rental on each telephone would
be increa'ed 81 per month. to s72 per
year. Many Of thoss Who have lele.
phones declare they will rot submit
to the advance, and charlcteriIs IL
~ rank robbery on the part
OF a monopoly which uses
It's advantage over tue people 80 op.
preesively. The present price Is $50
per year. There are 1850 telephones
IN the city, msklns q rent roll Of $50.
600 per year. Toe Increase OF 81 per
month on each telephone will amount
TO fl3,S00. ssventy.two dollars
q year 10 0 pr cent interest
on 1890. This easily suggests
the immense income that the com.
pany enjoys. Telephones have become
quite q ne;eesity and q great conyen.
fence, but that Ia no reason why the
people should be made 10 pay such
heavy tribute Tor their uee. Sixty dol.
lars q year 10 certainly enough. II not
too much. There has not been any
heavy complain. against that price,
but when II comes 10 paying
sl2 ayear more, II 10 &C Oh ient cause
TO object. Accordirg 10 the caro- re.
ferred TO, the price advanced 10 only 70
apply 10 fiices and business houses
o. +. Noel, the general manager at
Nashville, has been In the city for
several days for the purpose Of seeing
that the order Is put into effect.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
THE WEATHER.
unOieAtiOUu.

WASHINGTON. September q. l a.m.-Pos
Mississippi; Slightly warmer; fair weather.
except along the coast nearly stationary
temperature; light TO fresh variable winds.
generally eastsrly.
For Louisiana; Local rains, nearly sta
tionary temperature; winds generally east
erly.
For Arkansas and Tennessee, Pair
weather. nearly stationary temperature,
lisht 10 fresh variable winds.
Tho rivers will remain nearly stationary.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

OSE Of the best atused men while
in , Ice In wssLi' g,on was Bosa"
shepherd. Once out OF Office and out
Of the way Of the politicians and real
estate brokers' In whose way he stood.
the people were no, long In anding
on, hat he vas their friend; that 20
him, 10 his good oense, Taste and on
terpriie, they owed tho Improvement
Of the city that has made II one Of the
most beautiful and heallhiul In the
world. Nc. Shop crd found Wash.
ing,on q village; he made tia capital
worthy The ares, Republic. Real'rIng
thls, they arc shout 10 give him re-
eeplion upon bis rO,urn from Mexico.
where he has been engaged in mining,
aud, II 10 said, has amused fortune.
A kindly disposihoned man, Mr..
Shepherd is gra,eiully remembered
by the people Of Memphis Tor bis aid
In ls7s-ald that was shared In by all
the towns on the Mississippi river st
that time ifllcted with the yellow
lever. Mr.. shepherd deserves The
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
AN OPEN LETTER.
Mr.. VIM. X. Moore Gives Reasons
why He 10 Not . Prehibitieuist.

NJ. VIM. -. Oore 6iNes heasOus
why ne 10 Not . Prehibitienist.
The Hon. J. 8. Galloway. Chairman. etc.
sIR-In reply to your invitation to
"address our people upon the pro-
posed constitutional amendment,"I
beg to say that, having Just returned,
after an absence OF some months from
Memphis, / am too much engaged In
the pressing demands Of my private
afAirs to prepare sush tpsech upon
"anti.prohibition" ss the gravity Of
the 50 iect calls for.
may be pardoned for presumins
that am and have been by nature,
education and lifelong continued
practice In favor OF Temperance" In
all things, aud will admit as readily a.
the most ardent prohibitions" the
evils growing out OF the excessive use
OF alcoholic drinkr. But even with
this decided conviction, am utterly
opposed TO the proposed copstitu.,
tional amendment" which will pre-
vent the people OF Tennessee from
either making, buying, selling or
giving away wines, beers, whiskies or
other alcoholic beverages. I think II
ur wite.
To legisla'e people into piety IL an
exceedingly delicate a. well as difi-
cult undertaking, and yet no one more
admires end commends than myteli
all ihose living sxamples Of practical
s5briety and goodness which come OF
our prohibitionis,s only too iervently
presch.
II they will AJAX me 10 Join with
them In hedging and hemming In the
now too much unTestralntd tfsffie in
liquor; II they will ask me 10 "crib,
cabin and col Zoe" the gipgerly and
too lax legislative treatment OF the
liquor quettion throughout Tennessee;
II they will ask me 10 Join with them
Ia bringing about q system that shall
Lessen the number and improve the
character Of retail dealers by n large
ly increased graded privilege or
licenss tex, thereby holding them TO
risid responsibility for all dam. cling
results from its sale, while compelling
It 10 bear a large propoItionate burden
OF municipal, county and State taxa
ton, they may rest col hdent In my
poor sympathy and assistance.
But prohibition 10 a sort Of tempo.
rary moral and political crsEs that, ike
the measles or wLooping cough, every
now and then breaks out and over
spreads the community. II never did,
i never can, u never will prohibit 1
have been In staies and commur ilIes
more than once which were vainly try.
ing the experiment. -.
Recosnl Sing, therefore. the utter i'm.
practicabiity Of our ssalous and well.
meaning, though, as / think, unwise
friends, who are vainly imagining
themselves capable OF repoyatlng and
revamping The world by q system, In
tome quarters, Of almost fanatical OBJ
trusion, beg resptc tfully, but briefly,
TO herein express my unqualified dis
sent from n cir methods. I I'm too
practical In temperament 10 waste my
time In attempting an impoeeihility.
WILLIAM r. MOORE.
Memphis. Tenn, September n.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
naildiax Permis..

Mrs Rowlett, No. 3ls Mississippi
avenue, new tin roof; 800.
sternberg a Son, No. $40 Main
brick hue; $50.
RI. Cochran 4 Co., Main and
Keel, twosiory frame mill, boiler md
engine room; $4,000.
Ms. o. FraDtioli, No. 227 Cout
wood shed; $40.
NJ. Cleary, No. 4s Winchester.
porch, go.
Total, s4'6o
eHrrKnbkR 81.
A. =. Davis, No. 264 V.noe. txo al.
ditional rooms; $500.
Joe. Haines, No. AS Mlssls.IppI s,s.
nue,two-storv brick addition. iboai
Mrs. N. i. Pickr,l, Nos. al ana "a
ELchsnes, repair prick chInusys 40
Total, $3.50,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
MILITARY AT THE RECEPTION.
Responses Frsm Foreign Companies
Slow In Arriving.


"Military companies from abroad
are finding 1t questionable whether or
not they can visit Memphis on the
occasion If President Clsveland's
visit," said Committee Secretary Nc.
Dsvitt to an APPEAL reporter yester-
day. ITO begin with, we had some
d fficulty in securing names Of COM
psnies, and then was unable to give
them railroad rates. / have letters
here from Vicksburg, Miss, and
Eureka Springs, Ark, companies, both
inclined to come, provided rates are
satisfactory. The letters cannot he
answered until we hear from the Rail.
road Committee"
what companies do you expect"
Cant tell anything positively 70
yet. Ihave heard from only one com.
psny in Texas, the Houston Light
Guardr, and they cannot come. So
far, l know the names Of no other
companies In that State, but have
written to Gov. Ross 10 obtAin them.
No reply has yet been received, but
one will come, / know"
"You have, presume, invited all
the companies from neighboring
States 2"
'I'm afraid not, but failure is simply
because OF ignorance OF their exist.
ence. know there are several com.
panies In Mississippi, for instance, but
Just where located and their names ID
painfully indefinite. II there Ia q
military company anywhere In this
country that would like to come to
Memphis on that occasion you may
| just state that they will be royalty re.
ceivei and entertained. II can only
get at the companies OF Tennessee,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arksnsas AM
Loui.ians, they willreceive regular in
vitatiops."
'I've understood that there was Q
probability of the Bnsch Z)uaves, o.
st. Louis, coming to Memphis on that
occasion. Have you heard anything
about II ?"
"Capt. Deffrey, OF the Merchants
Z)uaves, who was formerly q member
Of that company, told me II might b,
possible to secure their attendance
and proffered to write to them. III,
was requested to write to do 90, and
also sent them an invitation. o
course that company win take con
spicuous part in the Presidents re
eeption at st. Louis, but the boy
might also find II convenient to com,
to Memphis, At least there will be n,
harm In trying to get them"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
Transfers.

VIM. Dixon, assignee, 10 NJ. Harti.
gan, lots 20 and 8, Morgan subdivision.
for 1851 20.
hlnter Parker 10 w. L. Sullivan
ct el., lot 81. Minter Parker tubdl-
vision, for $685.
l.. II. Cannon 10 w. II Pearson, 81
acres In First district, Tor $500.
4. X. Pete 10 W. II. Peareon, trustee,
all rights In estate Of Mrs. L. II. Pete,
for 1900.
NJ. o'Hearn 10 George NJ. Tidwell,
LOT 10 Of the Boreland subdivision, for
5000.
ID. O. Slaughter, trustee, 10 q. N.
Grosvenor, lots q and % OF block ~,
Ia Fort Pickering, for $500.